tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post115582079086205185..comments2015-03-01T23:17:36.949-08:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Classic Literature: DraculaTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-53328714152532504982013-03-19T16:23:50.562-07:002013-03-19T16:23:50.562-07:00Many, many thanks for that. I wasn&#39;t aware of ...Many, many thanks for that. I wasn&#39;t aware of it myself but rest assured it has been ordered ;)Taliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-89608671684085575072013-03-19T14:49:15.401-07:002013-03-19T14:49:15.401-07:00When talking about Vampires, we see Pre-Dracula an...When talking about Vampires, we see Pre-Dracula and Post-Dracula allot. But most people don&#39;t know there was another Vampire book published the same year as Dracula.<br />http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1906469164/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&amp;colid=PWU83TPBRH2M&amp;coliid=IY55YCVS04OWO&amp;me=&amp;seller=Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537085979461349854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-13653888361512156832013-02-18T23:08:38.303-08:002013-02-18T23:08:38.303-08:00I certainly have (indeed I cover it on p112-114 of...I certainly have (indeed I cover it on p112-114 of The Media Vampire).<br /><br />What struck me most about the short was the fact that the female character is empowered to slay the vampire and procure her own cure - an exciting direction given when the story was written.Taliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-19632354451866450172013-02-18T22:08:20.406-08:002013-02-18T22:08:20.406-08:00Have you read &quot;The Mysterious Stranger&quot; ...Have you read &quot;The Mysterious Stranger&quot; it&#39;s a story written in 1863 who&#39;s Vampire has some striking direct parallels to Stoker&#39;s Novel. He has a mysterious affinity with Wolves, his Castle is in the Carpathian Mountains, and he starts out ugly and corpse like but become younger as he preys on his victim.Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537085979461349854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-47738881836651366982008-07-15T12:41:00.000-07:002008-07-15T12:41:00.000-07:00cheers anon...I didn't put a link to a free e-vers...cheers anon...<BR/><BR/>I didn't put a link to a free e-version as there are so many. Personally, however, I think everyone should own a paper version.<BR/><BR/>The Bats and Broomsticks themed hotel in Whitby has copies of it by the bed rather than the bible.Taliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-59042318920399772092008-07-15T11:43:00.000-07:002008-07-15T11:43:00.000-07:00Dracula remains one of the books I still love the ...Dracula remains one of the books I still love the most, though the movie versions are not too great. Also, when one speaks of Dracula, the image that comes to my mind is that of a tall man with bright red eyes, French beard, dark gown, longish face and sharp canine teeth. None of the images that I see in reality ever seems to match the sheer elegance of Dracula's personality. Dracula was a count and remained a count even in all his ugliness. In other words, even teh apparent filth of his character was crowned by a majestic glory of his own aura.<BR/><BR/>Dracula book may have never been out of print, but the additional good news is that now one can access it freely since the book is now on the public domain and is hosted by some good classic literature websites such as http://www.webliterature.net/literature/Stoker/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-1156344989360461642006-08-23T07:56:00.000-07:002006-08-23T07:56:00.000-07:00Hi Art, I agree that the BBC version is excellent ...Hi Art, I agree that the BBC version is excellent (or should I say the first BBC version as they are making it again!)<BR/><BR/>That said the BBC radio play version was even better, if you ever get a chance to listen to it you should.)<BR/><BR/>Many thanks for the comment.Taliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-1156343033385406512006-08-23T07:23:00.000-07:002006-08-23T07:23:00.000-07:00My favorite film version is still the BBC producti...My favorite film version is still the BBC production starring Louis Jordan.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06004919760298218208noreply@blogger.com